HARRISTON – The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild has issued a casting call for actors, musical performers and talent acts for a homegrown production titled Not Your Typical Variety Show.
Chamber AGM
MINTO - The Minto Chamber of Commerce celebrated local business excellence.
Chamber celebrates business excellence at annual general meeting in Palmerston
PALMERSTON – The Minto Chamber of Commerce celebrated local business excellence and the chamber’s 25th anniversary at the organization’s annual general meeting on Feb. 21.
Safety on the menu
ALMA – The Wellington County Farm and Home Safety Association (WCFHSA) is hosting it’s fifth annual pancake breakfast at the Alma Community Hall.
Local medal winners to perform at Mount Forest skating carnival
MOUNT FOREST – Adult skaters from the Skate Canada Mount Forest skating club won bronze medals at the Elizabeth Manley Winter Classic skating competition in Ottawa.
Celebrating Black heritage
HARRISTON - Over 40 community members attended a Black Heritage Month event hosted by the Town of Minto’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee on March 17.
Equine Guelph offers free body condition course on World Horse Day
GUELPH – Equine Guelph is offering its new online course, Introduction to Body Condition Scoring, free for horse owners and caretakers who sign up on March 1 at TheHorsePortal.ca
Cyber security breach impacts UGDSB students
GUELPH – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is reporting a cyber security breach that affects students at six of its schools.
OFA Viewpoint: Federation supports planning for next generation of farmers
For any business owner, planning for the future involves serious decision-making about what will happen to the business.
Canadians proud of country, but see ‘Trump-style politics’ as a risk
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians, and especially past Conservative voters, worried that key democratic pillars are weakening in Canada.
Leslie Motors pledges $100,000 to MRI campaign
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston and District (PDH) Hospital Foundation’s MRI+ Campaign has received a $100,000 pledge from area business Leslie Motors.
Advertiser, Community News nominated for provincial awards
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Advertiser and North Wellington Community News have both been nominated for multiple provincial newspaper awards.
Wardens caucus backs call for new fiscal framework for municipalities
LONDON – The Western Ontario Wardens Caucus (WOWC) has joined the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in calling on the province to commit to reviewing the provincial/municipal fiscal framework as part of the upcoming provincial budget.
Reflections
While I concur that I may not see the full effect of my life with my natural eyes before I leave this Earth, there is a lot that I do see, here and in my world, and I see it because God’s kingdom rule is in full effect here, just as it is in Heaven.
MooreBand rocks the Harriston Town Hall Theatre
HARRISTON - Continuing its second annual tour of area venues, MooreBand rocked the Harriston Town Hall Theatre on Feb. 14 with a show featuring the music of Billy Joel and Elton John.